The Land Acquisition Section secured the site for the expansion of runways at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. Located along the Colorado River in the southwestern Sonoran Desert, the air base was one of the busiest flying schools in the nation during World War II. Today, it provides the Corps access to over 2.8 million acres of bombing and aviation training ranges, supporting 80% of the Corps’ air-to-ground aviation training.

Did you know? In the fall of 1990, almost every Marine Corps fixed wing squadron that was active in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm participated in pre-deployment training at the Air Station.